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Cells and their Organelles!

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which organelle would you expect to find in a plant cell but not animal cells?

a)

ribosome

b)

mitochondria

c)

chloroplast

d)

vacuole

e)

smooth ER

2.

What is a function of the cell membrane?

a)

regulates what moves in and out of the cell

b)

keeps the cell wall in place

c)

breaks down lipids from food

d)

stores water and waste

3.

Which organelles are involved with creating or converting energy?

a)

mitochondria and ribosomes

b)

mitochondria and rough ER

c)

mitochondria and chloroplasts

d)

chloroplast and Golgi body

4.

What is a function of the nucleus?

a)

builds proteins

b)

stores sugar

c)

packaged proteins

d)

holds DNA

5.

Which organelle breaks down organelles that are no longer useful or old cell parts?

a)

lysosome

b)

Golgi body

c)

mitochondria

d)

smooth ER

6.

The material that fills cells, gives them their shape, and allows nutrients to move throughout the cell is called...?

a)

Cystoplasm

b)

Chloroplast

c)

Cell Membrane

d)

Ribosomes

7.
The "control center" of the cell is the 
a)
Cell membrane
b)
Cytoplasm
c)
Nucleus
d)
Cell wall
8.
Scott and his classmates were looking at an animal cell under a microscope in order to locate the cell's DNA, which occurs in its chromosomes. Where should Scott look?
a)
In the nucleus
b)
In the cell vacuole
c)
In the cytoplasm
d)
In the moitochondris
9.
What is the main purpose of the mitochondria?
a)
Store genetic material
b)

Convert glucose into energy that the cell can use

c)

Trap sunlight and use it to make glucose

d)
They ship proteins and other substance across the cell membrane
10.
What's the simplest unit of life?
a)
Cell
b)
Nucleus
c)
Organelle
d)
Protist
11.
What are structures that perform specific functions inside the cell called?
a)
Organisms
b)
Organelles
c)
Cell membrane
d)
DNA
12.
What is a function of a vacuole?
a)
Make prteins
b)
Store water
c)
Make sugar
d)
Harden the cell
13.

There are three tenets of the Cell Theory. Which of the following is NOT a tenet?

a)

Cells are the basic structure and function of life.

b)

All living things are made of one or more cells.

c)

The cell is the basic unit of matter.

d)

All cells come from preexisting cells.

14.

If it does not rain for a long period of time, plants’ leaves will begin to wilt or sag. They have used up the water that they stored in their ___________

a)

Vacuole

b)

Chloroplast

c)

Mitochondria

15.

The purpose of this organelle is to help protect the cell while also giving it its shape. This organelle is rigid.

a)

Cell membrane

b)

Cell wall

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Golgi Apparatus